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Photo: Cornelia Naylor Caption: The brother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby's Central Park in July 2017 speaks to reporters after her killer's sentencing in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver Friday. The murder of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby park nearly seven years ago dropped like a "mountain" on the shoulders…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has frequently talked about using nuclear weapons in recent years, and he's done so again at an economic forum in St. Petersburg. Putin was responding to a moderator's questions on Friday after delivering a speech. He said nuclear weapons could be used if Russia's…

Germany could just be playing it safe, but it could also be gearing up for the consequences of Europe's backing of Ukraine against Russia. Eurocopter Tiger of the German Army takes part in the Lithuanian-German division-level international military exercise Grand Quadriga 2024 at a training range in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 29, 2024. (AP)…

Prince William led the tributes to Rob Burrow after the former rugby league star died on Sunday aged 41 following a lengthy battle with motor neurone disease.Burrow won eight Super League titles, three World Club Challenges and two Challenge Cups during an iconic career with Leeds Rhinos.Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra…

A 23-year-old woman accused of killing three of her roommates, all in their 60s and 70s, in Spotsylvania County, Va., was arrested Thursday after a high-speed chase in Upstate New York, authorities said.Alyssa J. Venable, who was treated at a hospital after the pursuit ended in a crash, had been sought by investigators in Spotsylvania County…

Airports have been ordered to once again limit passengers to 100ml of liquid in hand luggage, amid concerns that checks are not secure enough.Rules limiting passengers to containers no bigger than 100ml were introduced after the government announced in 2006 that it had foiled a terror plot to blow up…

China is strongly opposed to US arms sales to Taiwan and urges Washington to withdraw them immediately, the defence ministry said on Friday. The ministry said it had lodged a complaint to the United States over the matter. "(China's military) will continue to strengthen its military training and exercises, and resolutely defend national…

French authorities have given a Russian-Ukrainian citizen preliminary terrorism charges, accusing him of plotting a bombingJune 7, 2024, 1:42 PM ET• 2 min readPARIS -- A Russian-Ukrainian citizen was given preliminary terrorism charges Friday in France and accused of plotting a bombing, prosecutors said.The 26-year-old man was detained in a…

Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine have appeared on the streets of Paris as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the French capitalJune 7, 2024, 10:46 AM ET• 2 min readPARIS -- Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine appeared on the streets of…

President Biden used the backdrop of the beaches at Normandy on Friday to argue that defending democracy in Ukraine and around the world in 2024 is as vital as the day that American troops joined the allies on D-Day to begin rescuing Europe from the grip of Hitler’s tyranny.“As we gather here today,” he said, “it’s not just to honor those who…